Illuminated number-plate for motor-vehicles.



W. H. SEASEE.

lLLUMlN-ATED NUMBER PLATE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED rmm, 1912.

1,055,813,. Patented Mar. 11,1913.

WARREN H. SEASER, OF

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO FRANK L.

NOBLE, OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

ILLUMINATED NUMBER-PLATE FOR MOTORPVEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 11, 191

Application filed February 2, 1912. Serial No. 674,986.

To all whom it may concern: 2

Be it known that I, VVAnnnN H. SEAsEn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

Fresno, in the county of Fresno, State of California, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Illuminated Number-Plates forMotor-Vehicles; and I do de-' clare the following to be a full, clear,and

exact. description of the same, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in number plates and particularlyto those number plates used on motor vehicles to designate the licenseor registration numbers of such vehicles.

The object of the invention is to produce a number plate which will beilluminated at night the same being so constructed that the number willalso stand out plainly in the day light.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivedevice and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposesfor which it is designed.

These objects, I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of the parts as will fully appear by a perusal of thefollowing specification and claim.

In the drawings similar characters of ref erence indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the complete number plate. Fig. 2 is afront ele vation of the lamp box showing the number plate removed. Fig.3 is a sectional view taken on a line XX of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is afragmentary view of one corner of the lamp box showing the method ofinserting a glass plate. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the reflector.Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of one end of the sign showing a modifiedstructure therein. A red bulls eye would be used as a part of the sign.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings, 1 designates a box having, an opening 2 in its rear endprovided with a door 3. Disposed within said box 1 are two curvingreflector plates 4. Projected through the bottom of the ox 1 is anelectrical socket 5 the same being threaded along its entire length onthe out side as shown in Fig. 2. In practice this is projected throughthe bottom of the box 1 and lock nuts 6 and 7 are mounted on the same ondifferent sides of the bottom of the box 1 which nuts can be disposed todetermine the position of the lug 5 within the box 1 or also permit itto be entirely withdrawn from said box 1.

The numeral 8 designates a small lamp adapted to be screwed into thesocket 5.

The numeral 9 is a reflector having a collar 10 adapted to fit over thesocket 5 and be screwed thereon by screws 11. l)isposed along the outeredge of the box 1 are a plurality of lugs 12 the same being threadedinternally. a

The numeral 13 designates arectangular frame member adapted to receive aglass 14 such glass being held in position by means of lips 15 adaptedto be bent against the glass after it is fitted into the angle member13. The member 13 has lugs 16 which are threaded internally and adaptedto coincide with the lugs 12 and be screwed to the front of the box 1 bymeans of screw 17 screwed into the lugs 16 and 12. Numbers 18 havingprojecting lips 18 are screwed to the members 13 by means ofs'crews 19screwed through said lips 18. The glass 14 is ground on both sides inorder to give it a frosted appearance in the day time which will makethe numbers 18, which are black, stand out distinctly in the day lightas well as at night when the light 8 is burning in the back of the glass14.

From the foregoing description itwill be readily seen that l haveproduced such a de' vice as substantially fulfils the objects of theinvention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of the device, still in practice such devia- ;tions fromsuch detail may be resorted to,

within the scope of the appended claim as do not form a departure fromthe spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is V A device of the characterdescribed comprising a box having arefiector and a lamp, the front endof 'said box being open, a plurality of lugs disposed along the inneredge of the front of said box, said lugs being threaded internally, arectangular frame registering lugs, and number members member formed ofL-shaped bars adapted to, adapted tobe secured to said bars to lie overreceive a glass, lips on the edges of said the face of said glass, asdescribed. rectangular member adapted to be bent In testimon whereof Iaflix my signature 5 against the gagk of the giassl after it is inpresence 0 two witnesses.

ace in sai rame mem r u s on said t E-shaped bars, such lugs being theaded in- WARREN SEASER .ternally to register with the threaded por-Witnesses: tion of the In on said box, and screws SI'EPHEN N. Bmyvn'rr,10 adapted to pro ect into both of each pair of FRANK H. CARTER.

